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-'''The word ''baptize''''' derives from the Greek word βάπτειν, which means "to immerse".  Christians are baptized (immersed in water) as a first step of obedience to the words of Jesus and to demonstrate to the World that they have become a Christian.  Christian baptism is performed in the "Name of the Lord Jesus Christ" (which is the Name, singular, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit).
+'''The word ''baptize''''' comes from the from the Greek word βάπτειν, which means "to immerse".  For two thousand years, Christians have been immersed in water to demonstrate their obedience to the words of Jesus, who instructed his followers to be baptized "in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit."  The Bible records that the apostles baptized all new converts in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ as this is the common name of the person of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
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 [[Image:Baptism-Philippines.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Baptism in the Philippines in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ.]]
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-Baptism symbolizes a Christian's participation in Jesus' death, burial, and resurection.  It is an acceptance of any suffering and promises ordered by God during this life - and is also an acceptance of the promise of eternal life.
+Baptism symbolizes a Christian's participation in Jesus' death, burial, and resurection.  It demonstrates submission to the teachings of Jesus Christ, and is also an acceptance of the promise of eternal life.  Anyone who has not been baptised in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, as instructed by the scriptures and demonstrated in the Book of Acts, must be baptized or rebaptized in this Name: ''"for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved."'' (Acts 4:12)
-Anyone who has not been baptised in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, as instructed by the scriptures and demonstrated in the Book of Acts, must be baptized or rebaptized in this Name: ''for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.'' (Acts 4:12)
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 [[Image:Baptism-Philippines Jail.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Immersion in a Philippine Jail.]]
-A: Yes.  Full Immersion is the only Biblical method of Baptism.
+Full Immersion is the only Biblical method of Baptism.
 The Greek word for baptize (βάπτειν) means to fully immerse something in a fluid.  Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words states that the word is derived from bapto, meaning to dip, and was used among the Greeks to signify the dyeing of a garment, or the drawing of water by dipping a vessel into another.  Vine's also sets forth the noun form as follows: "baptisma ... baptism, consisting of the process of immersion, submersion and emergence (from bapto, to dip)."
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 <div style="border-bottom:1px #B87333 solid; text-align:center; font-size:140%; padding:1px; margin:1px;">In what Name should Christians be baptized?</div>
 [[Image:Baptism-India.jpg|right|thumb|Baptism in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ in India.]]
-A: In the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
+Christians shoudl be baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
 Jesus said ''Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:'' (Mat. 28:19)  The Name, singular, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, is the Lord Jesus Christ.
 #The name of the Father is Lord.
-##''I am the Lord; that is my name!'' (Isa. 42:8)
+##''I am the LORD; that is my name!'' (Isa. 42:8)
-##''The Lord who formed it the earth and established it— the Lord is his name.'' (Jer. 33:2)
+##''The LORD who formed it the earth and established it— the LORD is his name.'' (Jer. 33:2)
 #The name of the Son is Jesus.
 ##''She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.'' (Matt. 1:21)
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 <div style="border-bottom:1px #B87333 solid; text-align:center; font-size:140%; padding:1px; margin:1px;">Is rebaptism necessary for someone that has not been immersed in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ?</div>
 [[Image:Baptism Brazil.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Baptism in Brazil, where the majority of the population are baptized as infants.]]
-A: Yes, for the following reasons:
+Christians who have only been baptized in the titles of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit should be repabtized for the following reasons:
 '''1) It is clear from the Bible (Acts 19:1-5) that people that were baptized incorrectly were commanded to be rebaptized:'''
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 :''Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.''
-If a person does not obey the scriptural pattern of conversion by repenting, then baptizm in Name of the Lord Jesus Christ by immersion, God has no obligation to give them His Holy Spirit.  The Bible states that ''Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: [(but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also].'' (I John 2:23) Anyone that refuses to be baptised in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ would then be guilty of denying the Son.
+If a person does not obey the scriptural pattern of conversion by repenting, then baptizm in Name of the Lord Jesus Christ by immersion, God has no obligation to give them His Holy Spirit.
 '''4) No one has the authority to supersede the Biblical example of Water Baptism'''
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 While not supporting the various Protestant interpretations of being born again that are discussed in Bishop Brom's article, it is important to note that Bishop Brom states that ''many Protestants have abandoned this biblical teaching, substituting man-made theories on regeneration.''  However, the Catholic church, is guilty above all other religous organizations and Christian denominations of abandoning biblical teaching for man-made theories - including their method of water baptism.  Baptism by immersion in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ is the only Biblical way to be baptised.
-If you have not been baptised by immersion in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, you must be rebaptised.
+If you have not been baptised by immersion in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, you should be rebaptised.